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Lupus Nephritis Primer
Class I - Minimal Mesangial
Class II - Mesangial Proliferative
Class Ill - Focal Proliferative
Class IV
Nephritis Primer Class ... Proliferative Class ... Nephritis #SLE #Classification ... #Classes #differential ... diagnosis #management #nephrology
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
flare ups that cause ... class III and class ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology ... #sparing
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... Association functional class ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
hematuria (RBC casts ... Nephrotic #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... class III and class ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diarrhea, Third spacing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #nephrology
Causes of Primary Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral
 • Migraine (Throbbing/Pulsating)
Bilateral
 • Tension/Stress Headache (Tightening, Band-Like,
Causes of Primary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neuralgia (Shooting, stabbing ... Primary #Headaches #Neurology ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dystrophy • Statin ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes